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Cookery Volunteer for Cooking Up Charity

Cooking Up

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Do you love to cook?

We are looking for local volunteers in Ham, Hampton, Twickenham and Whitton who are keen cooks and who would like to make a positive difference in their community by helping people living in challenging circumstances to learn to cook affordable, healthy meals for themselves and their families.

As a volunteer for Cooking Up, you will be responsible for supporting participants during the community cookery lessons which take place over a 5-week period, helping them to cook the meals during the sessions which they then take home to their families.

You don't need to have any previous cooking experience - you just need to love food and motivating people.

We also have opportunities for a number of volunteers keen to take a lead role in facilitating the cookery sessions.

We are currrently working with a variety of partners including Richmond Aid, United Response, Inspired Hub Hampton, Ham Children's Centre, Ham Youth Centre, Crossroads Care, Skylarks, and Whitton Community Centre. We are also partnering with local social prescribers and food banks.

Catering,Community Work,Teaching & Training

People Skills

Competent home cook (no need to be a professional) Good with people Empathetic and non-judgemental Organised and punctual

Helping people in your local community Meeting other local volunteers (this is something our current volunteers really appreciate)

On average our volunteers commit to 3-hours per week when the the 5-week cookery courses are running. You can volunteer for more than 1 session per week, but there is no obligation to do so.

Further location details may be provided below.

Joanna-May Sta. Ana

Ham, Hampton, Twickenham, Whitton,

Contact Joanna-May Sta. Ana on: joanna@cookingup.org

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18 and over

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 We welcome and/or have the resources to support:

Cooking Up is committed to building a diverse organisation with equal opportunities for volunteering. Short-listing, interviewing and selection of volunteers will always be carried out without regard to protected characteristics: age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; and sexual orientation.

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We will always adhere to governement guidelines relation to Covid.

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